บท 88: Chapter 88: The Terrifying Beast, Tier 4 Titan Blood Python King
"I don't know who I am either, so I thought I'd ask if I can go in," Zeng Shen replied with a sly smile.
As he turned to speak to the five tall, wild-looking men in black standing at the zoo gate, one of them spoke up:
"This is a private zoo, not open to the public. Without our boss's orders, no one can enter."
"Haha, Zeng Shen, did you hear that? To get in, you need to know their boss. Otherwise, you should go back where you came from, just like us," Li Liangliang taunted.
Ignoring the noise behind him, Zeng Shen was about to message Xiao Ti when an alert suddenly sounded in his ears.
[Warning! Danger! A Tier 4 War God is approaching you. Please evade immediately.]
Hearing the warning, Zeng Shen instinctively looked up and saw a group of imposing men thirty meters away at the zoo entrance.
They wore tight black shirts, their muscles prominently displayed beneath, exuding immense power. Their short-cropped hair gave them a sharp and efficient appearance.
As they approached, their steps were unified and resolute, like a squad of mighty warriors.
In front of these men were two women, contrasting starkly with the men behind them.
One wore black trousers and a black cape over a short black shirt, with bangs gently resting on her forehead. Her exquisite features exuded a heroic and spirited aura—it was his Xiao Ti.
Beside her was another woman, wearing a tight white blouse with a tie clip, a knee-length black floral skirt, and black stockings with high heels. This woman walked elegantly—it was his Xiao Ai.
Xiao Ai's demeanor was quite different from Xiao Ti's; while Xiao Ti was more heroic and spirited, Xiao Ai exuded a gentle and refined elegance.
To the left of them was a black-clad young man, less muscular than the others, whom Zeng Shen found vaguely familiar.
He soon recognized him.
It was Bai Qi, who had almost lost a finger to Tang Tao and his gang.
Seeing Zeng Shen seemingly blocked, Bai Qi hurried over and addressed the speaking man in black, "Old Biao, this is Brother Shen, a friend of our boss and my savior."
"Uh."
The man in black, realizing who Zeng Shen was, quickly opened the gate and bowed slightly, "Sorry, Brother Shen, I didn't know you were a friend of our boss. Please come in."
"No problem," Zeng Shen waved it off.
At this point, Xiao Ti and Xiao Ai, along with the men in black behind them, approached and greeted him:
"Brother Shen."
"Brother Shen," the dozen or so men in black echoed.
Zeng Shen nodded slightly and walked inside, leaving Li Liangliang and his companions outside, wide-eyed in disbelief.
Once they came to their senses, Zeng Shen and the others had already moved away.
Chen Hu swallowed hard, "The woman they called boss, I've seen her in the south of the city. My cousin, who runs a bar, told me she's the new underground queen there, named Tifa."
Li Liangliang, hearing this, felt his legs weaken, stammering, "Really...?"
"Why would I lie? But didn't you hear them just now? They all called Zeng Shen 'Brother Shen,' even her and her men," Chen Hu said.
"Ah!" Li Liangliang turned pale.
"What's wrong, Liangliang?" his girlfriend Xiaoxiao asked.
"I-I spoke that way to Zeng Shen earlier; does that mean I've offended him? Will that woman seek revenge on me?"
"Probably... not," Chen Hu hesitated.
Meanwhile, Zhao Gang wasn't paying attention to the four of them.
He watched Zeng Shen walk between Alice and Tifa in the distance, his mind in turmoil.
Zeng Shen didn't seem like the kept man Sun Li described.
He seemed to have other connections.
Otherwise, why would Alice and the new underground queen of Jinhai, Tifa, call him 'Brother Shen' so respectfully?
Could it be that Zeng Shen was not as simple as he appeared in school, hiding his true identity all along?
Was he like the protagonists in those war god novels, returning after ten years?
Pondering this, Zhao Gang's face turned pale.
Recalling his past attitude towards Zeng Shen in school, he felt worried and fearful.
He decided to abandon his plan to get a piece of the new city's development and quickly left with Li Liang and the others.
He resolved to avoid Zeng Shen in the future to prevent being noticed or even retaliated against.
Unbeknownst to him, Zeng Shen didn't pay them any mind.
The system's arrival three years early brought him not only wealth, women, power, and superiority but also a change in mindset.
Once Zeng Shen and the others had walked some distance, Xiao Ti glanced at Bai Qi, who immediately understood and stopped, signaling the men in black not to follow.
Zeng Shen smiled slightly, heading towards the first animal enclosure in the zoo, saying, "How is Bai Qi?"
"In general, his character is decent. He's a new recruit who left the army two years ago and listens to his mother. Unfortunately, his father is a gambler."
Zeng Shen pondered briefly, "He's a filial son. If you want him in the shelter to handle security, his parents must be included. Find a way to cure his father's gambling addiction to prevent trouble inside."
"Understood, Master," Xiao Ti nodded.
As they spoke, the three reached the nearest animal enclosure, the sika deer area.
About a dozen sika deer lifted their heads upon Zeng Shen's approach before resuming their activities.
Zeng Shen cast a Peeping Eye at the deer in the enclosure.
Soon, he received feedback indicating they were a group of carcasses. Lacking interest, he moved on to the next enclosure.
Meanwhile, he glanced at the men in black nearby and remarked, "Xiao Ti, your men aren't just thugs. They must be veterans discharged from the army, right?"
"Yes, Master. These men, like Bai Qi, left the army and sought work in the south of the city. I had Bai Qi recruit them, selecting this group for evaluation. If their character is sound, we'll choose those willing to follow and support you when the disaster strikes to handle shelter security."
"Good."
Zeng Shen nodded, moving toward another enclosure covered by a large glass dome.
Inside were several large pythons, four to five meters long, with one unusually rare specimen marked with red patterns.
As Zeng Shen approached, a sudden urgent warning rang in his ears.
[Danger! Danger! The host is approaching a slumbering terrifying beast, the Tier 4 Titan Blood Python King. If awakened, the host has no chance of survival. Please retreat immediately.]
-Support me in Patreon for more chapters 35+ chapters in there
patreon.com/LegendaryTL
Thanks!
สถานะพลังงานรายสัปดาห์
-- การจัดอันดับด้วยพลัง 
-- หินพลัง